twisted1272

ok, this is way out of my comfort zone with seperates, but with audio and video changing as quickly as it is it just makes sense to consider seperates. Have seen Emotiva brand but like i said this is way out of my comfort zone with so many different options. Was thinking of just getting the onkyo tx nr-5008 but if going to fork out around $2000 i would like some advice first. OR another option if i dont fork out all the cash now i could just get the onkyo tx nr-808. anyway any suggestions are very appreciated.

forgot to mention that i do have a sub, svs sb12-plus, which i am thoroughly pleased with. i thinki just need to get a new receiver for what i am wanting. plus a new receiver has all of the new hdmi conversions and stuff. but will be disapointed if not much better. but if someone else has had any luck with what i am asking it will be greatly appreciated. Oh, on the movies i was talking about with the music too loud is there a way to get a different movie so it will not have that?

Ok, edited this post a few times trying to explain completely. I have finally come to the point i need help because cannot set speakers "correctly" I have used microphone to correctly set equal volume but center channel background sound too loud in movie or tv and voices are just not loud enough. Especially dvds on ps3 or regular dvd player, example on movie matrix music gets WAY too loud and even background sounds drown out voices. My speakers are Klipsch reference series, all same level reference (think these are correct names), rf-82 towers, rc-62 center, rs-10 surround. Even surround isnt as noticeable as i believe it should be. I have sony str-897 receiver with and not sure if receiver just isnt good enough for what i want. has these sound settings : Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES, and DTS Neo6, along with the usual 5.1 formats dolby Digital and DTS, as well as Dolby Pro Logic IIspecs: I do not know what the he** settings is what best for ps3 games , blue ray, dvr, etc. Thank you for any advice.

thanks for all your responses, my main problem now after having the sub a few years is that it is so large that the size thing is wearing off. I want a smaller sub and have orderded the sb12 plus. they have a 45 day guarantee and if i dont like it then i can send it back. i am worried about the sound not "hitting" the right places in the room due to waves. Does anyone know the wave lengths? Hopefully they will be smaller so will be enjoyed around whole room. Does another sub fit this description? I use this sub not nearly enough to even power turn up. thanks for your help.

I currently own the 25-31 pc plus but it is extremely powerful but extremely large. I wanted your opinion on what you think of the sb 12 plus vs the sound of the 25-31 and especially say i didnt own either one what would your opinion be?.

i am at work so do have exact number for sony receiver right now. Currently have klipsch rf-35 complete set (excluding sub) tower, rear surround, center channel. Anyway I purchased a samsung 50" led tv and want to purchase a new receiver with hdmi to convert signals to 1080p hdmi. Want to spend around $1500, i guess that would be a good starting pointing, would pay more but if that is an over kill please let me know. I do not want a receiver where you have to be a rocket scientist to use. One that is the most friendly automatic setup if possible. Also have another question while i have your attention, why are some movies have the sound really low when voices are going but then a door can close in movie or just background sounds dround out voices. Thank you for any advice you can give me.

Well have been doing some research and it seems like the ten inch subs are only good for small to medium sized rooms. I have a fairly large den with ten foot ceilings, so that is going to be a lot of airspace. I guess will have to get a 12" to fill room up but I am no expert so will this matter much? When they say only good for small to medium rooms will i lose a lot of sound with the ten" sub? When i do this i want to do it right so please any advice is much appreciated.

I really like the SVS tube subs but dang they are all 16" diameter and even though it comes as short as 32" it is still large. But I do want a real good pounding and deep sub. Am I just going to have to bite the bullet and get a 12" or is there another route i can go? I want to spend around $600 I really dont have the room for a large sub box, just an eye sore in my den, i have the two reference towers and could put the tube between tower and tv but still an eye sore. I would rather have eye sore with great sub than settling for an ok sub that is small. Anyways thank you for any advice you can give me.

I have bought my speakers one section at a time so I could get what I wanted. The reference front towers with rs surrounds and rc center. Anyhow, finally going to get my sub and due to lack of room for a square sub box, going to need a tube 10" but if i have to go with 12" i will. Wanting to spend around $500 maybe up to $700.00. Is this possible to get a nice sounding sub or should I wait until I can spend more and nice sounding I mean rattle my house if possible. Ty for any insight you can lend my way. Was looking at the svs but if i was looking right all they have is 12" woofers, i really dont have the room since they have diameter of 16" but if that is what i have to do I'll do it, ty for any advice you can throw my way. OH and is there really that much difference in sound between a 10 and 12?

sorry should have specified, he loves my klipsch but doesnt have to have klipsch. Just a home theatre system under $750 and prefer around $500, thanks again.

My dad loves my Klipsch surround system, so now he is wanting me to help him purchase and set up his own surround system. I could do a week worth of research or ask the experts here so here goes. He is wanting to spend around $500 for an entire system, including receiver. Is this possible? I have looked at a few setups but there is no customer reviews of them and could possibly be crap. thank you for any assistance you can send my way.

I am putting together my theater and thank you for the help you just gave on my rs35's. Anyway i was listening to a movie and during a fight scene I leaned downward and the bass was incredible. I was basically right in front of the speaker 9 feet away. Is tilting a speaker back common, or just not done? What are the dos and do nots of speaker tilting

wow 2 awesome recommendations. Took your advice and lowest i could drop them were 7' due to a door frame under one, and the cloud of sound not a laser beam hit it on the spot for what surround is all about. Thanks guys!

Question is this: Have the reference 35 series - center, floor, surround. And the surround sit about 8 feet off the ground facing each other about 20 feet apart. Should I mount speakers on a mounting bracket and angle them downward for better sound? They sound pretty good now but didnt know if sound was getting put over our heads.

Thank you for your input, several different ideas and I will see which ones will work best with my setup. Thanks again and if anyone else has anymore ideas keep em rolling